Folkwang Day at the Visiodrom Wuppertal
On Friday, July 15, the Visiodrom Wuppertal became a big stage for the Folkwang University Essen for the first time. Under the direction of four professors, the Institute for Computer Music and Electronic Media (ICEM) presented unique works from the fields of composition and visualization. This included permanent installations, live music as well as interactive sound and image installations. With its 360-degree screen, the Wuppertal Visiodrom offered the Folkwang University performers extraordinary opportunities to showcase their works. On Folkwang Day, the 60-metre-high screens showed the unique visualizations of the professors and students of Essen University of the Arts, consisting of bright colors and abstract figures. In combination with sounds and dance, the unique program offered an immersive experience for visitors. In addition to the extraordinary program in the Visiodrom, students presented live music in a unique setting on the roof of the Gaskessel. The interplay of art, building and visitors created a unique experience that could only be experienced on this day at the Visiodrom. The interactive sound and image installations turned the building itself into a body of sound and visitors were able to directly influence the art. “Their movements in front of it are recorded and translated via a sensor,” explains Claudius Lazzeroni, Professor of Interface Design and Cybernetic Sound Objects. The Folkwang Day was the first contact between the art university and the unusual venue, which could be followed by others. “The Folkwang Day showed that the Visiodrom is a modern, open cultural space whose possibilities go far beyond the performance of immersive shows. It is a unique venue and we are delighted to have found equally unique people in the Folkwang University’s ICEM who are happy to take on the challenge,” says Christian Höher, project manager of the Folkwang Day at Visiodrom GmbH. The professors and students from Folkwang University Essen were impressed by the architecture of the gas boiler and the possibilities that the Visiodrom offered them: “It is as far removed from the classic concert hall or cinema as you can imagine. A round building like a barrel, an acoustically extremely unfavorable basic shape, and also with strong reverberation. Something like that always appeals to us! In addition, there is the possibility of complete visual immersion, i.e. being able to play videos all over the walls, ceilings and floor – and that with these huge dimensions,” says Professor Thomas Neuhaus about the Folkwang Day at the Visiodrom.
Folkwang Day at the Visiodrom Wuppertal
On Friday, July 15, the Visiodrom Wuppertal became a big stage for the Folkwang University Essen for the first time. Under the direction of four professors, the Institute for Computer Music and Electronic Media (ICEM) presented unique works from the fields of composition and visualization. This included permanent installations, live music as well as interactive sound and image installations. With its 360-degree screen, the Wuppertal Visiodrom offered the Folkwang University performers extraordinary opportunities to showcase their works. On Folkwang Day, the 60-metre-high screens showed the unique visualizations of the professors and students of Essen University of the Arts, consisting of bright colors and abstract figures. In combination with sounds and dance, the unique program offered an immersive experience for visitors. In addition to the extraordinary program in the Visiodrom, students presented live music in a unique setting on the roof of the Gaskessel. The interplay of art, building and visitors created a unique experience that could only be experienced on this day at the Visiodrom. The interactive sound and image installations turned the building itself into a body of sound and visitors were able to directly influence the art. “Their movements in front of it are recorded and translated via a sensor,” explains Claudius Lazzeroni, Professor of Interface Design and Cybernetic Sound Objects. The Folkwang Day was the first contact between the art university and the unusual venue, which could be followed by others. “The Folkwang Day showed that the Visiodrom is a modern, open cultural space whose possibilities go far beyond the performance of immersive shows. It is a unique venue and we are delighted to have found equally unique people in the Folkwang University’s ICEM who are happy to take on the challenge,” says Christian Höher, project manager of the Folkwang Day at Visiodrom GmbH. The professors and students from Folkwang University Essen were impressed by the architecture of the gas boiler and the possibilities that the Visiodrom offered them: “It is as far removed from the classic concert hall or cinema as you can imagine. A round building like a barrel, an acoustically extremely unfavorable basic shape, and also with strong reverberation. Something like that always appeals to us! In addition, there is the possibility of complete visual immersion, i.e. being able to play videos all over the walls, ceilings and floor – and that with these huge dimensions,” says Professor Thomas Neuhaus about the Folkwang Day at the Visiodrom.
